Will Boyle

William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle (born 1 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town.

Will Boyle
Personal information
Full name William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995[2]
Place of birth Garforth, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre back[4]
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2010 Garforth Villa
2010–2015 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Huddersfield Town 2 (0)
2015 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 → York City (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → York City (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Kilmarnock (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2022 Cheltenham Town 166 (23)
2022– Huddersfield Town 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Huddersfield Town

Boyle was born in Garforth, West Yorkshire.[5] He attended Garforth Community College before joining Huddersfield Town's academy at under-15 level from his local club Garforth Villa in October 2010.[6] He was nearly ever-present for the under-18 team in the 2012–13 season.[6] He made his first-team debut for Huddersfield as a late substitute in the 3–0 win against Reading on 24 February 2015.[7]

On 26 March 2015, he joined Conference Premier club Kidderminster Harriers on loan for the rest of the season, and made two appearances for the club.[7][8] On 5 August 2015, he joined Macclesfield Town on loan for two months.[7]

On 18 November 2015, Boyle joined League Two club York City on a youth loan until 3 January 2016.[9] He made his debut on 21 November 2015 when starting York's 3–2 away to Leyton Orient, in which he struggled to cope with the physicality of opponent striker Ollie Palmer.[10][11] He struck up a partnership at centre-back with Dave Winfield,[12] and despite York wanting to extend his loan[13] Boyle returned to Huddersfield in January 2016.[14] Having made only one appearance as a late substitute after returning to Huddersfield,[15] he rejoined York on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season on 26 February 2016.[16]

In June 2016, Boyle and fellow Huddersfield player Flo Bojaj joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan deal.[17] He scored on his debut, as Kilmarnock beat Clyde 2–1 in the Scottish League Cup on 16 July 2016. The goal came after he had earlier conceded a penalty, which was saved by Kilmarnock goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald.[18] Boyle returned to Huddersfield in January 2017,[19] having made 14 appearances and scored 1 goal for Kilmarnock.[20]

Cheltenham Town

On 9 January 2017, Boyle signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[21] He made his League Two debut for the club in a 3–0 home victory over Accrington Stanley on 14 January 2017.[22] In April 2018, he signed a new contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2020.[23]

In May 2020, he signed a new two-year contract extension at Cheltenham.[24] Following an impressive 2020–21 season, Boyle was named in the 2020–21 EFL League Two Team of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony.[25]

Huddersfield Town return

On 6 June 2022, Boyle signed a two-year contract with his first club Huddersfield Town, returning on a free transfer active from the expiration of his Cheltenham Town contract.[26]

International career

Boyle's father is Scottish, and he attended an under-18s training camp for the Scotland national football team in October 2012.[27]

Career statistics
As of 15 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2014–15[28] Championship 100000—10
2015–16[29] Championship 100000—10
2016–17[20] Championship 0000——00
Total 200000—20
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2014–15[30] Conference Premier 20———20
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2015–16[30] National League 00———00
York City (loan) 2015–16[29] League Two 120———120
Kilmarnock (loan) 2016–17[20] Scottish Premiership 110—31—141
Cheltenham Town 2016–17[20] League Two 212——2[lower-alpha 3]0232
2017–18[31] League Two 34510203[lower-alpha 3]0405
2018–19[32] League Two 38410204[lower-alpha 3]2456
2019–20[33] League Two 13220004[lower-alpha 4]0192
2020–21[34] League Two 29641201[lower-alpha 3]0367
2021–22[35] League One 314002000334
Total 16623818014219626
Huddersfield Town 2022–23[36] Championship 160101000180
Career total 208239112114224327
  1. Includes FA Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and two appearances in the EFL League Two play-offs

Honours
Cheltenham Town
Individual

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. "William Boyle: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. "William Boyle". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. "William Boyle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. "Will Boyle". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. "Huddersfield Town AFC player profiles: William Boyle". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.
  7. Thomson, Doug (5 August 2015). "Huddersfield Town defender William Boyle is loaned to Macclesfield who play Torquay in their National League opener". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. Thomson, Doug (26 March 2015). "Huddersfield Town loan teenage defender William Boyle to Kidderminster Harriers". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. Martini, Peter (18 November 2015). "York City sign Huddersfield youth captain – and 'leader' – William Boyle on loan". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  10. Flett, Dave (23 November 2015). "Marvin McCoy back on York City's transfer list". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  11. Flett, Dave (22 November 2015). "Leyton Orient mete out capital punishment against York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  12. Flett, Dave (16 December 2015). "Dave Winfield declares William Boyle partnership can solve York City's defensive woes". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  13. Flett, Dave (2 January 2016). "York City hoping to make Tottenham winger Kenny McEvoy's loan move permanent". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  14. Thomson, Doug (5 January 2016). "Former Huddersfield Town duo in talks with Glasgow Rangers". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  15. Flett, Dave (25 February 2016). "Huddersfield's Will Boyle in the bag for loan return to York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  16. Flett, Dave (26 February 2016). "Young guns Bradley Fewster and Lubo Satka could be next for a York City rest". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  17. Thomson, Doug (24 June 2016). "Huddersfield Town loan duo to Kilmarnock". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  18. "Kilmarnock beat Clyde as Albion Rovers and Morton draw". BBC Sport. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  19. "Kilmarnock: Luke Hendrie extends loan spell, but Adams, Bojaj, Boyle, Burn leave". BBC Sport. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  20. "Games played by William Boyle in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  21. "Cheltenham Town sign goalkeeper Scott Brown and defender Will Boyle". BBC Sport. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  22. "Cheltenham Town 3–0 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017.
  23. "Will Boyle: Cheltenham Town defender signs new deal running to 2020". BBC Sport. 17 April 2018.
  24. "Former Huddersfield Town defender Will Boyle on new contract at Cheltenham Town, 'Tour de Yorkshire' and yoga during lockdown and the play-off challenge ahead". Gloucestershire Live. 29 May 2020.
  25. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  26. "WILL BOYLE AGREES RETURN TO TOWN!". www.htafc.com. 6 June 2022.
  27. Thomson, Doug (15 October 2012). "Huddersfield Town youngster William Boyle set for Scotland under 18 training camp". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  28. "Games played by William Boyle in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  29. "Games played by William Boyle in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  30. "W. Boyle: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  31. "Games played by William Boyle in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  32. "Games played by William Boyle in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  33. "Games played by William Boyle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  34. "Games played by William Boyle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  35. "Games played by William Boyle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  36. "Games played by William Boyle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  37. "Cheltenham 4-1 Harrogate: Michael Duff's Robins clinch League Two title in style".
  38. The PFA: "PFA League Two Team of the Year"
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